Format:	March Contest (Music and Inspection Points)
Adjudicators:	Norm Henstridge , L. Rowlands
Venue:	Ballarat Oval, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Shepparton Municipal	Lyle Galbraith		2	80
2	St.Arnaud Citizens	Bill Youngson		1	78
2	St.Vincents Orphanage -- South Melbourne	Stan McIntosh		4	78
	Croydon Citizens	Eric Page		3	76
W	Creswick District

Due to inclement weather bands were unable to participate in the Quickstep march on the Oval. Subsequently bands were inspected and played their quickstep march indoors from the stage of the City Hall